茨實
Chinese
| Tribulus terrestris; thatched hut | real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (茨實) | 茨 | 實 | |
| simp. (茨实) | 茨 | 实 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci4 sat6
- Yale: chìh saht
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi4 sat9
- Guangdong Romanization: qi4 sed6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ sɐt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
茨實
- (Cantonese) seed of Euryale ferox (a seed used in traditional Chinese medicine)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 芡實 (“foxnut seed”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 芡實, 雞頭米 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 雞斗米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雞頭蓮, 雞腦殼 |
| Zigong | 雞腦殼 | |
| Wuhan | 雞頭包 | |
| Tianmen | 雞頭包 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 雞頭果 |
| Yangzhou | 雞頭米子 | |
| Lianshui | 雞頭菱角 | |
| Anqing | 雞包頭 | |
| Wuhu | 雞頭果子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 茨實, 肇實 |
| Hong Kong | 茨實, 肇實 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雞頭蓮 |
| Lichuan | 雞頭蓮 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 雞頭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 芡實, 雞頭米 |
| Quanzhou | 芡實 | |
| Tainan | 芡實 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 肇實 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 雞頭 |
| Suzhou | 雞頭, 芡實 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 雞頭菱, 芡實子, 雞頭蓮 |